Presence of Guayaquil squirrels on the central coast of Peru: An apparent introduction

Mammalia

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-444

  Jessen, Rosa R ^a   Merrick, Melissa J ^a   Koprowski, John L ^a   Ramirez, Oswaldo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

distribution range; exotic species; Sciurus stramineus

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; RODENT;

PERU;

SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS STRAMINEUS;

EID: 78649618566     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2010.057     Document Type: Article

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